Altus Insights Podcast

CRE Exchange

The CRE Exchange is your go-to podcast for all matters commercial real estate

Hear cutting-edge conversations with industry experts, providing CRE professionals with insights into market behaviors and analysis, enabling them to discover new opportunities and better manage risks and costs.

Whether you buy or build, assist or advise, if you are a key stakeholder in the CRE space, this show is for you.


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Omar Eltorai

Director of Research

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Cole Perry

Associate Director of Research

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EP55 - Rate updates, retail resilience, and housing pipelines


We break down the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, the release of their minutes, the press conference, and the updated Summary of Economic Projections. We’ll also take a look at key macroeconomic highlights from the past week, including retail sales, housing data, and insights from regional Fed surveys and indices. Finally, we sift for some key takeaways from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Q4 2024 report on commercial mortgage debt outstanding.

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Meet your hosts

People - Omar Eltorai's Profile
Omar Eltorai

Research Director

Altus Group

Altus Research

CRE Exchange Podcast

Omar Eltorai is a Research Director at Altus Group. With more than a decade of experience in the industry in investment management and financing roles,

Omar's focus is on macro, capital and market trends affecting the US CRE market. Beyond regularly authoring articles and reports, his commentary and analysis has been featured in various media publications, including: Wall Street Journal, Globe Street, and Yahoo! Finance.

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Cole Perry

Associate Director of Research

Altus Group

Altus Research

CRE Exchange Podcast

Cole Perry is a Associate Director of Research with Altus Group's Research team. In this role, Cole delivers key insights into macroeconomics, capital markets, and the broader commercial real estate sector.

Cole boasts a rich background in Commercial Real Estate analytics with previous roles at CompStak and Brixmor Property Group. He holds dual M.S. degrees from Columbia University in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development.

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EP56 - US CRE transaction trends – Q4 2024

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